Howse Peak

Howse Peak
Howse Peak (left) & Mt Chephren (right)
Highest point
Elevation3,295 m (10,810 ft)[1]
Prominence1,227 m (4,026 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Hector (3394 m)[1]
Listing
Coordinates51°48′50″N 116°40′52″W / 51.81389°N 116.68111°W / 51.81389; -116.68111[2][3]
Geography
Howse Peak is located in British Columbia
Howse Peak
Howse Peak
Location in eastern British Columbia
Howse Peak is located in Alberta
Howse Peak
Howse Peak
Howse Peak (Alberta)
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Parent rangeWaputik Mountains
Topo mapNTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake[3]
Climbing
First ascent1902 by J. Norman Collie, H.E.M. Stutfield, G.M. Weed, H. Woolley, guided by Hans Kaufmann[4][1][5]
Howse Peak above Chephren Lake

Howse Peak is the highest mountain in the Waputik Mountains, a subrange of the Canadian Rockies. It is located 5 km (3 mi) west of the Icefields Parkway, above Chephren Lake, on the continental divide between Alberta and British Columbia.[6] At 3,295 m (10,810 ft), it is the 46th highest peak in Alberta, and the 59th highest in British Columbia.

Howse Peak's name comes from Howse Pass, which lies 5 km (3 mi) to the west. The pass was named by David Thompson, after the Hudson's Bay Company trader Joseph Howse, who crossed the pass in 1809. (Thompson had actually crossed the pass two years earlier.)

  1. ^ a b c d "Howse Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2006-05-01.
  2. ^ "Howse Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
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